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Leaky Gut Syndrome: What It Is And How to Avoid It

Nutrition

The leakage in Leaky Gut Syndrome (more technically called “increased intestinal permeability”) may be responsible for a huge variety of health issues, ranging from minor things like bloating, cramps, fatigue, food allergies and sensitivities, gas, and headaches to bigger things like autism, autoimmune conditions, depression and other mood disorders, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and multiple...CONTINUE READING→

Fact, Theory and Truth in Science

Education, Family, Fatherhood, Fertility, Health, Masculinity, Prostate, Sex, Testicular , , , , , , , ,

I am giving a talk to a large gathering of Kaiser docs from Southern California this week on whether a relationship exists between male infertility and the later development of cancer. We have published some of the most convincing data to date to suggest that they are linked. But is it really, absolutely true? What is...CONTINUE READING→

Best Foods For Brain Health

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Green leafy vegetables Green leafy vegetables are rich in folate. Low folate levels have been linked to depression. Good sources of folate include lettuce, spinach, kale, asparagus, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, celery, and cabbage. Other good sources of folate include beets, pinto beans, black beans, navy beans, papaya, strawberries, and bell peppers. Whole grains Eating whole...CONTINUE READING→

7 Tips for New (and Not-So-New) Dads About Kids’ Health

Education, Family, Fatherhood, Growing Up, Health, Lifestyle, Parenting, Well-being , , , , ,

Just a few months ago, my brother welcomed his newborn son to the world. Imagine the differences between his experience and the experience my own father had when we were born. Case in point: When my mom was delivering me in the hospital, my dad had no idea how to help during labor. Flustered and...CONTINUE READING→

Pro Football Player By Day And Health Advocate By Night

Chronic Fatigue, Family, Health, Lifestyle, Sports, Well-being , , ,

As a professional football player, Dominique Easley (defensive tackle for New England Patriots) is used to being in pain. But his sister, Destinee, wasn’t. When she was 11, she developed fibromyalgia, a condition that affects more than 12 million Americans. It causes muscle or skeletal pain throughout the body, as well as exhaustion, problems with...CONTINUE READING→

Ghost Mothers and Ghost Lovers

Anxiety, Family, Family Issues, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Psychology, Relationships, Stress , , ,

Editor’s note: This post is part 3 in a 3 part series on the Mother-Son dynamic. Click here for the other posts in the series. The child who finds out, all too abruptly and too soon, that he cannot count on his mother’s strength to be there for him . . . feels he has only...CONTINUE READING→

Are Urologists Losing It?

Advocacy, Events, Family, Health, Masculinity, Policy, Prostate , , , , , , , ,

Let me get this straight. Twenty-five years ago, Urologists popularized a blood test for the early detection of a silent but very common and deadly cancer. With this tool in hand, called the PSA test, hundreds of millions of men have been screened worldwide since, changing the face of this cancer on the planet as...CONTINUE READING→